Staff Contact Nick Kimball, City Manager
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – 5:00 PM
\REGULAR MEETING – 6:00 PM
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
117 MACNEIL STREET
SAN FERNANDO, CA 91340
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CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING 5:00 P.M. (CLOSED SESSION)
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA (CLOSED SESSION)
PUBLIC STATEMENTS FOR SPECIAL MEETING (CLOSED SESSION)
There will be a three (3) minute limitation for each member of the audience who wishes to make comments relating to City Business. Anyone wishing to speak, please fill out the blue form located at the Council Chambers entrance and submit it to the City Clerk. When addressing the City Council, please speak into the microphone and voluntarily state your name and address.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
A) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO G.C. §54957.6:
Designated City Negotiators: City Manager Nick Kimball
Employees and Employee Bargaining Units:
San Fernando Management Group (SEIU, Local 721)
San Fernando Public Employees’ Association (SEIU, Local 721) San Fernando Police Officers Association
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San Fernando Police Officers Association Police Management Unit San Fernando Police Civilian Association
San Fernando Part-Time Employees’ Bargaining Unit (SEIU, Local 721) All Unrepresented Employees
B) CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(1) – CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION:
Case Name: Alexander Garcia vs City of San Fernando
Case Number: 22STCV15175
RECONVENE FROM SPECIAL MEETING AND REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
REGULAR MEETING - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
WATCH THE MEETING
Live stream with audio and video, via YouTube, at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityOfSanFernando
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON
Members of the public may provide comments in person in the City Council Chambers during the Public Comments section of the Agenda by submitting a comment card to the City Clerk.
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL
Members of the public may submit comments by email to [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, to ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda. Comments received via email will be distributed to the City Council and made part of the official public record of the meeting.
CALL-IN TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT LIVE DURING THE MEETING Members of the public may call-in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Comments will be heard in the order received, and limited to three minutes. If necessary, the call-in period may be extended by the Mayor. Note: This is audio only and no video.
Call-in Telephone Number: (669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 833 6022 0211
Passcode: 924965
When connecting to the Zoom meeting to speak, you will be placed in a virtual “waiting area,” with your audio disabled, until it is your turn to speak and limited to three minutes.
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CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M. (OPEN SESSION)
ROLL CALL
TELECONFERENCING REQUESTS/DISCLOSURE
Recommend consideration of requests received for remote teleconference meeting participation made by members of the City’s legislative bodies, as permitted under the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 2449, Government Code Section 54953, and the City of San Fernando adopted Resolution No. 8215, effective March 1, 2023.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by City Clerk Julia Fritz
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Recommend that the City Council approve the agenda as presented and move that all ordinances presented tonight be read in title only as authorized under Government Code Section 36934.
PRESENTATIONS
A. PRESENTATION ON CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 36 BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NATHAN J. HOCHMAN
B. RECOGNITION TO LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE C. PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO EL BANDOLERO MEAT MARKET IN
RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY
D. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION TO DON CARLITOS RESTAURANT IN
RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY
E. PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO QUE RICOS TACOS IN RECOGNITION
OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY
DECORUM AND ORDER
The City Council, elected by the public, must be free to discuss issues confronting the City in an orderly environment. Members of the public attending City Council meetings shall observe the same rules of order and decorum applicable to the City Council (SF Procedural Manual). Any person making
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impertinent derogatory or slanderous remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council or while attending the City Council meeting, may be removed from the room if the Presiding Officer so directs the sergeant-at-arms and such person may be barred from further audience before the City Council.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Members of the public may provide comments in person in the City Council Chambers during the Public Comments section of the Agenda by submitting a comment card to the City Clerk.
Members of the public may submit comments by email to [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting to ensure distribution to the City Council and made part of the official public record of the meeting.
Members of the public may provide a live public comment by calling in between 6:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. CALL-IN INFORMATION: Telephone Number: (669) 900-6833; Meeting ID: 833 6022 0211; Passcode: 924965
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be disposed of by a single motion to adopt staff recommendation. If the City Council wishes to discuss any item, it should first be removed from the Consent Calendar.
1) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES:
a. February 2, 2009 – Regular Meeting
b. December 10, 2010 – Regular Meeting
c. December 2, 2024 – Regular Meeting
2) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WARRANT REGISTER Recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-021 approving the Warrant Register. 3) RECEIVE AND FILE STATUS UPDATES FOR ENHANCEMENTS, PROJECTS, AND CITY COUNCIL
PRIORITIES
Recommend that the City Council receive and file the status report for FY 2024-2025 Enhancements, Capital Projects, and City Council Priorities, and provide direction, as appropriate.
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4) CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO SUPPORT THE MARIACHI MASTER APPRENTICE PROGRAM Recommend that the City Council authorize the preparation and submittal of a grant application to the National Endowment for the Arts in the amount of $57,000 to support the Mariachi Master Apprentice Program.
5) CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND LEGISLATIVE
APPROPRIATION REQUESTS
Recommend that the City Council:
a. Review and approve the 2025 Legislative Platform;
b. Review and approve the 2025 Legislative Appropriation Requests; and c. Authorize the City Manager to take certain related actions as provided Legislative Advocacy Policy and submit appropriation requests on behalf of the City. 6) CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS APPROVING TITLE CHANGES FOR THE POSITIONS
OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, HUMAN RESOURCES & RISK MANAGER,
HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN, AND HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT Recommend that the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 8362 approving the job specifications for Director of Administrative Services, Human Resources & Risk Manager, Human Resources Technician, and Human Resources Assistant;
b. Adopt Resolution No. 8363 amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Salary Resolution to reflect the revised position titles for the Director of Administrative Services, Human Resources & Risk Manager, Human Resources Technician, and Human Resources Assistant; and c. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to make non-substantive corrections and execute all related documents.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE A SECOND READING TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1728 AMENDING CHAPTER 106 (ZONING) OF THE SAN FERNANDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH THE MIXED USE OVERLAY ZONE; AND ORDINANCE NO. 1730 AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO ADD THE MIXED-USE OVERLAY TO CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN THE C-1 AND C-2 ZONE DISTRICTS AND ADOPT A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION ADDENDUM
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Recommend that the City Council:
a. Adopt Ordinance No. 1728 that was introduced for first reading at the City Council meeting of January 21, 2025, in title only, and waive all further reading, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of San Fernando, California amending Chapter 106 (Zoning) of the San Fernando Municipal Code to establish the Mixed Use Overlay Zone”; b. Adopt Ordinance No. 1730 that was introduced for first reading at the City Council meeting of January 21, 2025, in title only, and waive all further reading, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of San Fernando, California amending the Official City Zoning Map of the City of San Fernando to add the Mixed Use Overlay to certain properties in the C-1 and C-2 Zone Districts”; and adopting a California Environmental Quality Act Mitigated Negative Declaration Addendum; and
c. Provide staff direction, as necessary.
8) RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON 2024 CITY CRIME STATISTICS, POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY AND OPERATIONS, ENHANCED POLICE PATROLLING EFFORTS, AND SENATE BILL 54, THE “CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT”
Recommend that the City Council receive and file a Presentation on the 2024 City Crime Statistics, Police Department Activity and Operations, Enhanced Police Patrolling Efforts, and Senate Bill 54, the “California Values Act”.
9) RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO
ENCAMPMENT ENFORCEMENT AND STREET OUTREACH SERVICES
Recommend that the City Council receive and file an update on the community engagement efforts related to encampment enforcement and street outreach services. 10) CONSIDERATION TO APPOINT AN EDUCATION COMMISSIONER
This item was agendized by Councilmember Patty Lopez.
11) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO UPDATE VETERANS’ CREDIT IN PERSONNEL RULES This item was agendized by Councilmember Victoria Garcia.
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STAFF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING COMMISSION UPDATES
GENERAL CITY COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND LIAISON UPDATES
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn to its next regular meeting on February 18, 2025.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
Dated: _________________ at: ______________
Signed By: _____________________________
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